Orientasi:

- A long time ago there was a rich old man living in Vietnam. He had  two sons. They had very different attitudes. The older brother was  very greedy, and the younger brother was very kind. When the old  man died, the brothers divided his father’s wealth into two parts. The  big brother took almost everything. He gave his younger brother only  a small piece of land, with a star-fruit tree in front of it. The younger  brother did not mind. From then on he lived there and made his living  only by selling star fruits from the tree.

- On the commemoration of his father’s death, he invited his older  brother to come to his house. Thinking that his brother had a poor  house, the big brother refused to come. But because his younger  brother insisted, he and his wife finally decided to come. When they  got to the younger brother’s house, they were surprised to see that he  was now very rich.

Komplikasi:

1. The younger brother

- He gave his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a  star-fruit tree in front of it. The younger brother did not mind.  From then on he lived there and made his living only by selling  star fruits from the tree.

- Unfortunately, a very big raven often came and ate all the ripe  fruits. At first he was too afraid of the raven, and did not know  what to do. But one day he dared to approach the raven. He  begged to it not to eat the fruits. “If you eat the fruits, I will  have nothing to sell to the market, and my family will starve.”  Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied, “I need the  fruits too. Can I have them and I’ll pay you with gold. Bring a  1-meter long bag, and I’ll bring to a place full of gold and you  can fill the bag full with gold.”

2. The older brother

- He asked his younger brother how he had got all his wealth,  and the younger brother was happy to tell him the truth. Then  the greedy brother and his wife offered the younger brother  to trade all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger  brother gladly accepted the offer. Soon the older brother and  his family moved to the house with the star-fruit tree. When the  raven came for the star fruits, the older brother made the same  plea. As expected, the raven told him to bring a 1-meter long  bag.

Resolusi:

1. Good resolution:

Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied, “I need the fruits too.  Can I have them and I’ll pay you with gold. Bring a 1-meter long bag,  and I’ll bring to a place full of gold and you can !ll the bag full with  gold.” The younger brother then told his wife to make a 1-meter long  bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and  they flew to a place full of gold. He filled the bag full with gold, and  then flied back home on the raven’s back. From then on, the younger  brother and his family could live happily in luxury.

2. Sad resolution:

Because he was greedy, he asked his wife to make a much longer bag.  When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and then  they flew to the place full of gold. He filled the big bag with gold. He  also brought some gold in his pockets. On the way home, the load  soon became too heavy for the raven. Unable to hang on, the raven  swayed, and the greedy brother fell straight down to the sea with his  bag and pockets full of gold. He sank very fast down the sea. The older  brother finally died. He died because of his greediness.